Thanks Dad

Having been kind enough to purchase some building materials on his trade account, my father recently handed me this cryptic peice of paper indicating the amount of the transaction. Foolishly, I anticipated the number at the bottom of the page to be the total, rather than the number in the middle of the page.

----- Original Message -----
From: Nick Buick
To: DBuick
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 2:15 PM

Hey guys, I just put in the number at the bottom of this sheet of paper but upon looking more closely it appears that these random numbers have nothing to do what the amount I actually owe you. Up the top it says $492 is the total - I think you may have just jotted some other numbers on the paper at the bottom. If $492 is correct can you please send me back the remaining $228 please? Thanks.

Kind Regards

Nick Buick

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From: dbuick
Sent: Thursday, 3 December 2009 11:55 AM
To: Nick Buick
Subject: Re:

Vick the correct number is $492 Treated pine $388 Dynabolts $74 Gal nails $ $30 Total $492.

Love Dad.

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From: Nick Buick
Sent: Thursday, 3 December 2009 12:03 PM
To: 'dbuick'; 'Deb Buick'
Subject: RE:

Hey Dad,

I assume you have now started referring to me as Vick for some reason. Perhaps in honour of the man with glasses who used to manage the Corner Store: Bay-Boats, when I was a child. He was a nice man, sometimes he'd let me fish boiled lollies from his trousers.

Thank you for clarifying the cost of $492, however I've already transferred a total of $720 to you due to the decoy numbers strategically scribbled on the paper you gave me ;). Is it possible to please refund me the remaining $228?

Thanks Dad :)

Love Vick